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Medical marijuana may return to the political spotlight, as Florida legislators reconvene this week in Tallahassee with some suggesting a bill to legalize pot for medical purposes.

A majority of Florida voters supported it on the November ballot - but that wasn't enough to amend the state's constitution.

District 77 State Representative Dane Eagle said that he and other lawmakers are obligated to consider legalizing medical marijuana.

Eagle said the issue cannot be overlooked since more than half of Florida voters supported it on the ballot.

“It was so close to being passed. It's just a matter of getting a little more voter turnout,” said Fort Myers voter Michael Riddle.

In November 57.6 percent of voters supported making medical marijuana legal. It needed 60 percent to amend the state's constitution.

“I do believe they need to tweak it a little bit. I agree that there were some loopholes in it,” said Riddle.

Rep. Eagle suggests lawmakers should consider a bill that would close those loopholes and prevent the issue from reappearing on the 2016 ballot.

“The writing on the wall tells at least me, and I'm sure a number of my colleagues, that if this is left unaddressed it's going to come up in 2016 on the ballot,” Eagle said.

He fears Florida Attorney John Morgan will again lead the fight to support medical marijuana use.

Morgan told statewide media after the amendment failed that the people who voted against it were old and he said many of them will not be around the next time it goes before voters.

But lawmakers like State Representative Matt Caldwell are hopeful that Morgan will join them instead by drafting legislation that would legalize it.

“I'd love to see John come and talk to us about what he's looking to achieve rather than spend a large sum of money and get to the constitution. Let's work on it through the legislature,” said Caldwell.

Meanwhile, District 106 State Representative Kathleen Passidomo of Naples, says not so fast.

“I think we need to take a step back and say exactly what are we going to do with it? How do we use it? We passed the Charlotte's Web Bill,” Passidomo said.

Charlotte's Web legalizes low levels of cannabis oil for life-threatening illnesses. It was set to take effect in January, but now faces a tangled legal battle over the way it's distributed.

“This is something so wide spread and convoluted and volatile. I believe the voice of the people should be heard on this one,” said Riddle.

It remains unclear if Florida legislators will take up the issue of medical marijuana this term.

While Rep. Eagle thinks they should - he wouldn't commit to sponsoring such a bill.